| 单词 | witches' prayer |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswitches' prayer witches' prayer n. (also witch's prayer) now historical an incantation in verse, supposed to function as a blessing when recited forwards, and as a curse when recited backwards. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > kinds of night-spellc1390 white paternosterc1390 back-pater-noster1561 counter-charm1601 witches' prayer1663 counter-spell1725 karakia1832 rune1841 black paternoster1851 conjure1873 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 189 He that gets her by heart must say her The back-way, like a Witche's prayer. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 61. ¶5 To which I must..add a little Epigram called the Witches Prayer, that fell into Verse when it was read either backward or forward, excepting only, that it Cursed one way and Blessed the other. 1864 G. A. Lawrence Maurice Dering II. 218 My good wishes of late have been fearfully like witches' prayers. 2004 L. Roper Witch Craze viii. 192 Under questioning, Juditha repeated the bizarre so-called witches' prayer she had learned. < as lemmas |
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